Concrete Work in City Heights, San Diego
Concrete work in City Heights covers 16 neighborhoods with a mix of single family and apartment lots, so driveway and walk replacement and small repairs lead.
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About City Heights
City Heights sits in the center of the Mid-City area. Homes are a mix of single family and multi family, with shops along El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, Fairmount Avenue and Euclid Avenue.
The city counts 16 distinct neighborhoods inside City Heights. The 1998 plan is being updated as part of the Mid-City Communities Plan Update.
The City Heights community plan was adopted August 4, 1998, with a Mid-City update under way. Read it on the City of San Diego community plan page.
Neighborhoods Inside City Heights
The city names these parts of the City Heights planning area.
- Azalea Park
- Bayridge
- Castle
- Cherokee Point
- Chollas Creek
- Colina Park
- Corridor
- Fairmount Park
- Fairmount Village
- Fox Canyon
- Hollywood Park
- Islenair
- Ridgeview
- Swan Canyon
- Teralta East
- Teralta West
Older City Lots
Several neighborhoods are named for canyons, like Fox Canyon, Swan Canyon and Chollas Creek. Lots near canyon rims often need walls and careful drainage.
Older lots often have thin slabs with no steel and no base under them. Tree roots and decades of use lift and crack them. Replacement usually beats patching once a slab is broken in several places.
The County says Expansive clay soaks up water and swells, then shrinks as it dries. That movement can lift and crack slabs. is most common in the coastal plains, per its soils report. For walls and foundations, ask for a soils report.
Concrete Jobs That Fit City Heights
- Driveways. Driveway replacement on older single family lots.
- Sidewalks and Walkways. Front walks and public sidewalk swaps.
- Retaining Walls. Walls on lots near canyon edges.
Permits for City Heights Projects
City Heights is inside the City of San Diego, so permits go through Development Services. The customer service line is 619-446-5000. Driveways and walks 30 inches or less above grade are exempt from a building permit when they are not part of an accessible route. Walls over 3 feet, or with a A surcharge is extra weight above a wall, like a sloped yard, a driveway or a building., need one.
Curb, approach and public sidewalk work is reviewed by the city. See the permit guide and the approach permit guide.
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